(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:38:22

A*cu"le*us (#), n.; pl. Aculei (#). [L., dim. of acus needle.]

1. Bot.

A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles and roses.

Lindley.

2. Zool.

A sting.

 

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